analgesic

Example Sentences

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When we look at relaxing paintings, we actually activate our pain analgesic response.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Because analgesic use was limited to acetaminophen only during the four months of follow-up in this trial, "that means the differences between treatment groups are more clearly attributable to the low-dose radiation therapy itself."

From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025

And so there is no analgesic for the moral injury that comes with realizing that Canadian McDonald’s have decided American Big Macs are simply too small for their liking.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2023

As for pain relief, two studies were conducted to examine the analgesic effect of nostalgia on different levels of pain.

From National Geographic • Jul. 28, 2023

As an analgesic, it is uniform in its action, and this is due to the suspension of the physiological functions of the sensory cells which it comes in contact with.

From Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say by Allen, Martha Meir